What has been your fastest sniping time?

MORGANHUNTER2 · January 17, 2006 3:24AM

Without a snipe program?????

Wife did it last night with 1 second left.

Who is faster???

Russ · January 17, 2006 3:25AM

Zero seconds.

Russ, NCNE

Cladiator · January 17, 2006 3:27AM

<< Zero seconds. >>

Ditto

Preussen · January 17, 2006 3:27AM

I've also hit it with Zero seconds remaining a time or two. - Preussen

eyoung429 · January 17, 2006 3:27AM

I average 10-18 seconds
fastest was 2 seconds left.

btw....I do it myself...no program or any service involved.

but then again, RUSS is the best!!

Russ · January 17, 2006 3:30AM

<< but then again, RUSS is the best!! >>

Not anymore. These days I'm lazy and use auctionsniper.com most of the time. Of course lately there hasn't been much worth going after, and what little does come up is getting bid to stupid money.

Russ, NCNE

Preussen · January 17, 2006 3:32AM

<< btw....I do it myself...no program or any service involved >>

I only use a sniping program when I'll be unavailable to bid myself. My experience is that it tends to bid too early (about 7 seconds remaining) no matter how it's set...that's too early. I average from zero to 3 seconds remaining when sniping manually. - Preussen

flaminio · January 17, 2006 3:33AM

I never do it manually anymore -- got too much other stuff to do (like post here). So my times are around 3-5 seconds.

Note that there is a school of thought that 7-10 second snipes are better than 0-3 second ones. Reason being, if you tie, first bid in gets the win. At 7 seconds you will still not allow time for any human to react to your bid, but most likely come in earlier than the robo-snipers and they guys trying for 1 second; and thereby get the win if you happen to tie.

BAJJERFAN · January 17, 2006 3:38AM

The free snipe program at www.vrane.com bids with 7 seconds left pretty consistently. It still leaves too much time for one of those faster/earlier programs to run the price up on you.

ss350camaro · January 17, 2006 3:41AM

zero to three

mozeppa · January 17, 2006 3:43AM

zero...goose egg!

50cents · January 17, 2006 3:45AM

zero

Deadhorse · January 17, 2006 3:45AM

I managed to hit it on zero seconds left........ but only once. It wasn't really a matter of timing as much as it was frantic. My first snipe fell short and I got in one last bid even though I thought I was too late. Pleasantly surprised to discover I was the winner at one increment above a snipe with 1 second left.

Generally I am at 4 to 7 seconds and I do it manually. Never used a snipe program, probably never will.

If God had meant for man to use snipe programs, he would never have given us broadband, a mouse and a computer clock.

Artist · January 17, 2006 3:55AM

I once got a zero-second snipe in - but not on purpose! I forgot that my computer had some glitch where every time you hit 'return' on a web page, a little window popped up saying something to the effect of: "Are you sure?" Frantically I hit return again, and in the end I won with zero seconds on the clock - and within five dollars of maximum bid. Glad I won though...

Here are the pics from the auction:

The seller had a familiar story - "Found this in my grandfather's safe, don't know what it's worth, don't know much about coins, etc." but I am apt to think she was telling the truth. In the end I paid less than $500.00 for the coin, and now it sits in an NGC63 holder.

SmallSizedGuy · January 17, 2006 3:57AM

Manually, I've recently hit an auction at zero seconds.

I also think the best time is around 7 to 10 seconds. I've lost lots before because I did not meet the next bid increment on another snipe bid. If my bid had been placed first, I would have won the lot.

PerryHall · January 17, 2006 4:00AM

One second.................unfortunately I was trying for a 10 second snipe...................Oh, well.

1jester · January 17, 2006 4:10AM

<< I never do it manually anymore -- got too much other stuff to do (like post here). So my times are around 3-5 seconds.

Note that there is a school of thought that 7-10 second snipes are better than 0-3 second ones. Reason being, if you tie, first bid in gets the win. At 7 seconds you will still not allow time for any human to react to your bid, but most likely come in earlier than the robo-snipers and they guys trying for 1 second; and thereby get the win if you happen to tie. >>

Oh, I don't know. I think 7-10 seconds does allow a human, manual reaction; I've done it plenty of times, using multiple windows. My snipes usually are 1-3 seconds. And for all those who've sniped at 0 seconds, I have to add--and how many times have you lost the snipe by being too late??

mozeppa · January 17, 2006 4:20AM

lost 2

soon as i hit "confirm" .........(with 3 seconds to go).....i end up on the "sign in" page!................AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

edited to say....both times the coin in question went to smoeone else for 20% of what i would have paid!

Fairlaneman · January 17, 2006 4:26AM

<< Without a snipe program?????

Wife did it last night with 1 second left.

Who is faster??? >>

1 second for a winner and right on the money when I did not bid enough. Usually its between 5 and 10 seconds though. I got tired of having auctions end because I waited to long.

Ken

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